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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands - 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system Single conversion ? DSP
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8 W, external speaker required ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ± 40 W 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 110-120 / 220-240V AC Mains 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in Brazil Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread in ham bands 1 × 807 / 2 × EL34 tubes Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 DELTA-000310-I EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000